# Ambala Cantonment Assembly constituency

Ambala Cantonment Assembly constituency is one of the 90 assembly seats of Haryana. Ambala city is a part of Ambala district. Anil Vij is current MLA.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1967 | D. R. Anand | Indian National Congress |
| 1968 | Bhagwan Das | Bharatiya Jan Sangh |
| 1972 | Hans Raj Suri | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Sushma Swaraj | Janata Party |
| 1982 | Ram Dass Dhamija | Indian National Congress |
| 1987 | Sushma Swaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1990^ | Anil Vij | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1991 | Brij Anand | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Anil Vij | Independent |
| 2000 | Anil Vij | Independent |
| 2005 | Devender Kumar Bansal | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Anil Vij | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Anil Vij | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Anil Vij | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Anil Vij | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anil Vij | 59,858 | 44.90% | 8.15 |
| | Independent | Chitra Sarwara | 52,581 | 39.44% | New |
| | INC | Parvinder Pal Pari | 14,469 | 10.85% | 3.84 |
| | INLD | Onkar Singh | 2,863 | 2.15% | New |
| | JJP | Avtar Singh | 809 | 0.61% | New |
| | Independent | Dharmesh Sood Rinku | 764 | 0.57% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 641 | 0.48% | 0.35 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,277 | 5.46% | 11.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,323 | 64.63% | 2.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,04,314 | | 4.78 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 8.15 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anil Vij | 64,571 | 53.04 | +0.55 |
| | Independent | Chitra Sarwara | 44,406 | 36.48 | New |
| | INC | Venu Singla | 8,534 | 7.01 | −33.30 |
| | BSP | Rajesh Kumar | 1,938 | 1.59 | 0.89 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,013 | 0.83 | 0.04 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,165 | 16.56 | +4.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,735 | 61.84 | −10.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,96,870 | | +12.69 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +0.55 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anil Vij | 66,605 | 52.49 | +3.28 |
| | INC | Ch. Nirmal Singh | 51,143 | 40.31 | −2.57 |
| | INLD | Suraj Parkash Jindal | 5,407 | 4.26 | +2.07 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,007 | 0.79 | New |
| | BSP | Charan Singh | 885 | 0.70 | −2.37 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,462 | 12.19 | +5.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,888 | 72.63 | +4.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,74,704 | | +18.50 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +3.28 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anil Vij | 49,219 | 49.21 | +33.52 |
| | INC | Nirmal Singh | 42,881 | 42.87 | +12.50 |
| | BSP | Parveen Chauhan | 3,065 | 3.06 | +2.07 |
| | INLD | Dr. K. D. Sharma | 2,189 | 2.19 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,338 | 6.34 | +5.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,00,018 | 67.84 | −0.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,47,434 | | +73.18 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | +18.84 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Devender Kumar Bansal | 17,723 | 30.37 | 7.71 |
| | Independent | Anil Vij | 17,108 | 29.32 | |
| | Independent | Hira Lal | 13,369 | 22.91 | |
| | BJP | Ravi Sehgal | 9,155 | 15.69 | −13.40 |
| | BSP | Maya Ram | 583 | 1.00 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 615 | 1.05 | −15.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,359 | 68.55 | 5.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,131 | | −2.97 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | -15.20 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Anil Vij | 25,045 | 45.57 | |
| | BJP | Kabir Dev | 15,988 | 29.09 | 6.91 |
| | INC | Sudershan Dua | 12,452 | 22.66 | −6.70 |
| | NCP | Shiv Om | 666 | 1.21 | |
| | Independent | Pardeep Chauhan | 323 | 0.59 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,057 | 16.48 | 5.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,963 | 63.13 | −4.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,741 | | 1.14 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -9.28 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Anil Vij | 22,735 | 40.10 | |
| | INC | Raj Rani | 16,645 | 29.36 | −25.49 |
| | BJP | Kabir Dev | 12,573 | 22.17 | −16.61 |
| | AIIC(T) | Shiv Kumar | 1,700 | 3.00 | |
| | BSP | Sewa Singh | 1,414 | 2.49 | 0.82 |
| | CPI | Pushpa | 454 | 0.80 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,090 | 10.74 | −5.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,700 | 67.17 | 1.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,756 | | 11.72 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | -14.75 | |

### Assembly Election 1991

1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Brij Anand | 27,377 | 54.85 | 23.50 |
| | BJP | Anil Kumar | 19,360 | 38.79 | −9.80 |
| | JP | Satish | 1,447 | 2.90 | |
| | BSP | Mohinder Bir Singh | 834 | 1.67 | |
| | JD | Sudesh | 350 | 0.70 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,017 | 16.06 | −1.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,912 | 65.24 | −5.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,658 | | 18.25 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 6.26 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sushma Swaraj | 22,473 | 48.59 | 28.52 |
| | INC | Ram Dass Dhamija | 14,501 | 31.35 | −4.56 |
| | Independent | Brij Anand | 7,574 | 16.38 | |
| | Independent | Vijay Pal | 550 | 1.19 | |
| | Independent | Naresh Kumar | 483 | 1.04 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,972 | 17.24 | 1.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,248 | 71.18 | −2.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,675 | | 19.10 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 12.68 | |

### Assembly Election 1982

1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ram Dass Dhamija | 14,382 | 35.92 | 4.21 |
| | JP | Swami Agnivaish | 8,171 | 20.41 | −43.04 |
| | BJP | Som Prakash | 8,036 | 20.07 | |
| | Independent | Bhagwan Dass | 7,147 | 17.85 | |
| | Independent | Shiv Prakash | 751 | 1.88 | |
| | Independent | Ajmer Singh | 373 | 0.93 | |
| | Independent | Ram Lal | 331 | 0.83 | |
| | Independent | Om Prakash | 246 | 0.61 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,211 | 15.51 | −16.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,043 | 73.81 | 5.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,145 | | 19.62 |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | -27.53 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Sushma Swaraj | 19,639 | 63.45 | New |
| | INC | Dev Raj Anand | 9,815 | 31.71 | 24.87 |
| | Independent | Bansi Lal | 830 | 2.68 | New |
| | Independent | Narendar Datt | 295 | 0.95 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,824 | 31.74 | 15.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,953 | 67.82 | 2.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,099 | | 15.56 |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | 6.87 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Hans Raj Suri | 15,687 | 56.57 | 10.52 |
| | ABJS | Bhagwan Dass | 11,175 | 40.30 | 11.31 |
| | Independent | Virender Kumar Syal | 616 | 2.22 | New |
| | Independent | Hari Ram | 250 | 0.90 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,512 | 16.27 | 10.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,728 | 71.00 | 8.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,893 | | 3.36 |
| | INC gain from ABJS | INC gain from ABJS | Swing | 4.96 | |

### Assembly Election 1968

1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | Bhagwan Dass | 13,009 | 51.62 | 11.79 |
| | INC | Dev Raj Anand | 11,606 | 46.05 | 4.4 |
| | Independent | Karam Vir Singh | 258 | 1.02 | New |
| | Independent | Avtar Singh | 227 | 0.90 | New |
| | Independent | Sham Lal | 103 | 0.41 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,403 | 5.57 | 3.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,203 | 62.07 | 8.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,282 | | 6.03 |
| | ABJS gain from INC | ABJS gain from INC | Swing | 9.97 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election: Ambala Cantt. :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Dev Raj Anand | 11,343 | 41.65 | New |
| | ABJS | P. Nath | 10,845 | 39.82 | New |
| | Independent | R. Nath | 3,331 | 12.23 | New |
| | Independent | G. Singh | 1,003 | 3.68 | New |
| | Independent | K. Lall | 711 | 2.61 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 498 | 1.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,233 | 72.00 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,934 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |